| New York is arguably the premier city for
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| | Gursky.While the stature of its art
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| American art; its variety of eclectic
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| | collection is staggering, one of the main
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| galleries always provides something for
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| | reasons that MOMA has remained so
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| the art lover, whether you're a fan of
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| | important today is its intriguing
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| impressionism or post-modern sculpture.
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| | architectural landscape. Since 1929, the
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| Some of New York's most famous galleries
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| | museum has shifted its location four
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| are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
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| | times - three of those in its first year
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| Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of
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| | - before moving to its present permanent
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| American Art and, perhaps most famously,
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| | home between 5th and 6th Avenue. Between
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| the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).MOMA
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| | 2002 and 2004, MOMA was closed for
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| first opened its doors in 1929 and has
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| | renovation, while its building was
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| been the toast of the modern art world
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| | designed and re-imagined by Yoshio
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| ever since. The first New York gallery to
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| | Taniguchi. Taniguchi is the celebrated
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| dedicate itself solely to modern art -
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| | Japanese architect, also responsible for
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| though it was closely followed by the
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| | Tokyo's Nagano Prefectural Museum and the
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| opening of the Guggenheim in 1936 -
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| | Gallery of Horyuji Treasures at the Tokyo
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| MOMA's first director, Alfred H. Barr Jr.
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| | National Museum.When MOMA re-opened in
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| soon realised the gallery's potential as
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| | November 2004, Taniguchi's redesign was
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| an outlet for new forms of modernist art.
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| | initially very controversial; however, it
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| Barr commented:"This museum is a torpedo
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| | has since been lauded as one of New
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| moving through time, its head the
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| | York's most interesting landmarks and
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| ever-advancing present, its tail the
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| | upheld as a bold example of contemporary
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| ever-receding past of 50 to 100 years
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| | architecture, making MOMA in itself a
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| ago."Nearly 80 years on this still seems
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| | piece of art that visitors can enjoy.
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| to be a very accurate summary of MOMA's
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| | MOMA is certainly an essential point to
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| ambitions and aims. Its current
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| | visit when you're on a trip to New York;
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| collection houses some of the art world's
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| | its optimum location means that visitors
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| most infamous pieces, including works by
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| | will find plenty of great hotels near the
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| iconic American painters Edward Hopper,
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| | gallery, such as the luxury Waldorf
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| Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, as well
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| | Astoria, through to other slightly less
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| as those by celebrated international
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| | lavish accomodation options for the
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| artists such as Vincent van Gogh,
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| | budget conscious. So make sure you visit
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| Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo.
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| | MOMA on your next trip to New York - your
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| Furthermore, its photography collection
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| | understanding of the American and
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| is one of the most important in the world
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| | international modern art world will never
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| hosting works by important photographers
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| | be the same again.
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| like Cindy Sherman and Andreas
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